Nova StatStrip: connecting glucose and ketone meters to Catenix

Running glucose and ketone tests on handheld meters is quick at the bedside, but getting each of those readings into the patient record is often the slow part. When meters are shared across a clinic and results are copied out by hand, transcription takes time and errors can creep in. If your site runs Nova StatStrip meters, you may be asking whether their results can flow into your LIS or EHR automatically, and what that actually involves.

This page explains, in plain terms, how a Nova StatStrip fleet connects to Catenix, how results are captured without re-keying, and how quality-control data is kept separate from patient results. Our scope here is connectivity and the handling of quality-control data only.

Quick answer

Nova StatStrip glucose and ketone meters connect to Catenix through the Nova connectivity hub, which presents results over the network using the HL7 version 2 messaging standard. A small on-site Catenix gateway collects those results, attributes each one to the individual meter that produced it, and sends them to your Catenix workspace. Patient results are forwarded on to your LIS or EHR without manual transcription, while quality-control data is kept on a separate track. See /contact/ to talk through your setup.

What the Nova StatStrip measures

The Nova StatStrip range is a family of handheld meters used at the point of care for glucose and ketone testing. In a busy clinic these meters are often shared across rooms and operators, and each test produces a result that needs to reach the patient record.

Catenix treats the StatStrip range as a source of point-of-care results. We do not change how the meters are used or how staff run a test. Our role begins at the moment a result is produced, when it needs to travel from the device to the systems your site relies on. This page covers connectivity and the handling of quality-control data only, and does not offer guidance on testing or on interpreting results.

How it connects

Many point-of-care meters are designed to connect through a shared connectivity hub rather than each handset reaching the network on its own. With the StatStrip range, the meters associate with a Nova connectivity hub, and that hub presents the results to the wider network. The hub speaks HL7 version 2, a long-established messaging standard used across healthcare for moving results between systems, and it makes those results available over a standard network connection rather than a serial cable to each meter.

Catenix connects to that interface using a small gateway that runs on-site. The gateway listens for the results the hub publishes, acknowledges them, and passes them to your Catenix workspace in the cloud. Because the hub brings several meters together, one job the gateway and Catenix perform is attributing each result back to the individual meter it came from, so a shared hub does not blur which handset produced a given reading. You do not need to expose the meters themselves to the internet: the gateway sits between the hub on your local network and the Catenix cloud. You can read more about the on-site component on our platform pages.

Results and quality control in Catenix

Once a result reaches Catenix it is captured automatically, with no re-keying by staff. Each result carries the detail Catenix needs to place it correctly: which meter produced it, when it was run, and whether it was a patient test or a quality-control check.

Keeping quality control apart from patient results matters, because QC material is not a patient and should never appear in a patient's record or in clinical reporting. Catenix reads the signals that distinguish a control run from a patient run and files QC data on its own track, where it supports your ongoing review of how each meter is performing. Patient results, meanwhile, flow onward to the systems you already run. Catenix can forward results to a LIS or EHR, so the reading a clinician sees arrives without anyone transcribing it by hand.

Getting connected

Connecting a StatStrip fleet through Catenix starts with the basics: a Nova connectivity hub reachable on your local network, and a place to run the Catenix gateway, which can be a small always-on machine on the same network. From there we work with your team to confirm how results should be routed, how meters map to sites and operators, and how the onward LIS or EHR feed should be shaped.

If you are weighing up whether this fits your setup, the practical questions are usually about your network, your existing hub, and where results need to end up. Our team can talk those through with you. To start that conversation, see /contact/. For how Catenix protects data in transit and at rest, see /security/ and /trust/. For plan details, see /pricing/.

Questions clinics ask

Can I connect Nova StatStrip meters to my LIS through Catenix?

Yes. Catenix connects to the Nova connectivity hub, captures the results it publishes, and forwards patient results on to your LIS or EHR. This means readings reach the patient record without staff copying them by hand. To check the fit for your systems, see /contact/.

Do I have to network each meter individually?

No. The StatStrip range is designed to work through a Nova connectivity hub, so the meters associate with the hub and the hub presents results to the network. Catenix connects to that hub through its on-site gateway, rather than to each handset. That keeps the setup simpler and means the meters do not need to be exposed to the internet.

How does Catenix keep track of which meter produced a result?

When several meters share one hub, Catenix attributes each result back to the individual meter it came from. That way a shared hub does not blur which handset ran a given test, and your records show the source device for every reading.

What happens to quality-control runs?

Catenix separates quality-control runs from patient tests and files them on their own track. QC material is not a patient, so it does not appear in a patient's record or in clinical reporting. The QC data stays available to support your review of how each meter is performing over time.

What do we need on-site to get started?

You need a Nova connectivity hub reachable on your local network and somewhere to run the Catenix gateway, typically a small always-on machine on the same network. Our team helps confirm how results should be routed and how meters map to your sites and operators. See /contact/ to begin.

Does connecting change how our staff run a test?

No. Catenix does not change how the meters are used or how a test is run. Our role starts once a result has been produced and needs to travel to your systems, so staff carry on testing as they do today.

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Reviewed July 2026. Back to integrations. Going deeper on the standard: our HL7 v2 field guide.

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